Back home in Australia for WA Opera’s Magic Flute, the tenor tell tales of growing up in a famous opera family.

You grew up in one of Australia’s most distinguished operatic families.  Has this been a challenge in developing your own vocal talent?
No, if anything it was a blessing. As a child you absorb so much information without knowing it so I think a lot of my musicality is a result of being surrounded by music as a boy. With mum and dad performing regularly alongside legends like Dame Joan, my brother Ben and I were always in the theatre, in fact, The Sydney Opera House was like a second home for us. We were spoilt! Moffitt Oxenbould was very generous to us and allowed us to watch many operas from the perch above the stage. As a result, performing seemed to come quite naturally to me We moved to the UK when I was seven and I became a cathedral chorister. Serendipitously, we moved to St. Albans where Dr. Barry Rose was master of music at the cathedral. As it happens Dr Rose was head of religious broadcasts  when mum was a member...